Publishing Is a Collaboration
Publishing with Joshua House Books is a collaborative process. Your book remains your work—your message, your convictions, and your voice—but you will not be expected to navigate the publishing process alone.
Joshua House Books will work with you from the preparation of your manuscript through the production and publication of your finished book. We will explain what is needed, help identify the services your manuscript requires, and guide you through each stage of the process.
Depending upon the needs of your book, that assistance may include proofreading and editing, preparation of front and back matter, interior formatting, cover preparation, publication information, final proofs, and the other details necessary to prepare a professional book for publication.
You Remain Part of the Process
This is your book. Important decisions will be made with you, not simply for you.
You will have opportunities to review the work, consider proposed changes, and approve the appropriate elements before publication. Joshua House Books provides publishing experience, assistance, and guidance; you provide the message and remain an active participant in bringing your book into print.
We will tell you what comes next, what we need from you, and what we are doing on your behalf.
At no point in the process should you feel that you have been left on your own to figure out what to do next.
From Manuscript to Published Book
The purpose of the process is straightforward: to take you from the manuscript you have written to a professionally prepared, published book available online for readers to purchase.
When the process is complete, your book will be published and offered for sale through Amazon. Once available through Amazon's distribution system, other online booksellers may also list and offer your book for sale.
Your published book will also become part of the Joshua House Books online catalog and will be included in our ongoing advertising and marketing efforts.
From manuscript preparation through final publication, Joshua House Books will be there to help you bring your book into print and make it available to readers.